Golf club swing training aid

ABSTRACT

A training aid for a golf player and which is designed so to hold the right arm elbow of the student close to the body throughout the back swing, the device comprising a regulation canvas belt for being placed around the student&#39;&#39;s waist, a front cross belt section attached at one end to the regulation canvas belt, the other end of the front cross belt section having a loop that goes around the right arm of the player just above the elbow.

United States Patent Boyte I 54] GOLF CLUB SWING TRAINING AID [72]Inventor: Jack D. Boyte, 8837 Glenwood, Apt. #15,

Overland Park, Kans. 66212 [22] Filed: Jan. 12, I971 [211 Appl. No.:105,896

[52] US. Cl. ..273/189 R [51] Int. Cl. ..A63b 69/36 [58] Field oISeareh..273/189, 54 B, 188, 190, 183

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,069,169 12/1962 Topping..273/189 R 1,699,219 1/1929 Bemish et a1 ..273/1 89 R 2,093,153 9/1937McCarthy ..273/189 R [151 3,679,214 [4 1 July 25,1972

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 20,463 1907 Great Britain ..273/189 RPrimary E.\'aminer-George J. Mario [5 7] ABSTRACT A training aid for agolf player and which is designed so to hold the right arm elbow of thestudent close to the body throughout the back swing, the devicecomprising a regulation canvas belt for being placed around thestudent's waist, a front cross belt section attached at one end to theregulation canvas belt, the other end of the front cross belt sectionhaving a loop that goes around the right arm of the player just abovethe elbow.

1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures PAIENTED JUL 25 pan //V1/E/V 7-02 JAUK D.Boyrg GOLF CLUB SWING TRAINING AID This invention relates generally toarm restraints. More specifically the present invention relates to anarm restraint for training a golf player.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a swing gruvertraining aid that is designed so to hold the right arm elbow of a golfstudent close to the body throughout the back swing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a swing gruvertraining aid wherein the position of the elbow is maintained right upuntil the ball is struck, then the swing gruver allows the followthrough of the golf swing to be completed in the correct manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a swing gruvertraining aid which helps the golf student to actually experience thetrue feeling of just how the golf swing is supposed to feel, and whichwill not only keep the right elbow close to the body comprising a basicfundamental of the golf swing for righthanded golfers, but which willbring about the inter-relation of all the vital fundamentals thatseparate the professionals and low handicappers from the week-endgolfers.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a swing gruvertraining aid which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture,rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:7

FIG. I is a front elevation view of the present invention shown beingworn;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof being worn;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the training aid shown per se.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa swing gruver training aid, according to the present invention, whereinthere is a regulation canvas belt 11 made of regular width canvaswebbing and which at one end is provided with a regulation adjustablebelt buckle 12 into which the opposite end 13 of the belt is adjustablyreceivable.

One end of the strap 13 is stitched to an inner side of the belt 11, theother end of the strap 13 having a D-ring I4 attached thereto, theD-ring having a front cross-belt section 15 inserted therethrough, thelength of the front cross-belt section being adjustable by means of anadjustable slide fastener 16 on one end thereof. A loop 17 of adjustablesize is formed by the other end of the front cross-belt section by meansof a free sliding fastener 18, the loop 17 being adaptable for beingplaced around the right arm 19 of a golf trainee and located above theelbow 20. The length of the front cross-belt section 15 is evident to becontrolled by the adjustable slide fastener 16 so that the right armelbow is maintained close to the body 21 of the player.

In the present invention, another strap 22 is attached to one end to theinner side of the belt 11, the other end of the strap 22 having a D-ring23 attached thereto as shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing. An adjustableshoulder strap 24 is attached at one end to the same end of strap 22which secures the D-ring 23. The opposite end of the adjustable shoulderstrap 24 is fitted through the D-ring 23 and is then at its terminal endaffixed to an adjustable slide fastener 25 that is slidcable along anintermediate portion of the adjustable shoulder strap 24 so that thelength of the shoulder strap 24 is fully adjustable to accommodatedifferent sizes of persons.

The front cross-belt section is made of regulation canvas webbing oneinch in width. The shoulder strap 24 is made of regulation canvaswebbing one inch in width. The belt section 11 is made of regulationcanvas webbing of one and onequarter inches in width.

The construction of the swing gruver for left handers will simply bereversed which would present the belt buckle to the right in anillustration and the front cross belt section 15 and shoulder strap 24also beingto the ri lit.

in operative use, the training aid 1 IS fitted upon the person fullyadjustable. The swing gruver training aid will hold the right arm elbowclose to the body throughout the back swing. After the ball is struck,the swing gruver permits the follow through of the golf swing to becompleted in a correct manner. The main thing to remember when trainingor playing with this swing gruver is not to fight it but simply let ittake the body, arms and hands into the perfect one-piece golf swing. Thestudent will be delighted how straight and how far the ball will traveland when it is taken off, he will notice the improvement immediately inthe quality of his golf shots, and more important his score will beginto drop drastically.

What I now claim is:

1. In a golf club swing training aid for a golf student, the combinationof a canvas belt for placement around a person's waist, a front crossbelt section secured at one end to said canvas waist belt, the oppositeend of said front cross belt section being formed with a loop, said loopbeing adaptable for receiving a right hander's right arm above the elbowfor the purpose of holding the right arm elbow close to the bodythroughout a back swing, a belt buckle being provided at one end of saidwaist belt, the opposite end of said waist belt being adjustablysecureable to said belt buckle, an intermediate portion of said canvaswaist belt having one end of a strap secured there to, said strap at itsopposite end having a ring attached there to, said ring having one endof said front cross belt section passed there through and attached to anadjustable slide fastener through which an intennediate portion of saidfront cross belt section is receivable, the opposite end of said frontcross belt section being configurated into said loop by means of aterminal end thereof having a free sliding fastener secured there towhich is slideable along an intermediate portion of said front crossbelt section that is between said adjustable slide fastener and saidopposite end of said front cross belt section, a second strap beingsecured at its one end to an intermediate portion of said waist belt,the opposite end of said second strap having a ring attached there to,an adjustable shoulder strap made permanently secured at one end to saidsecond strap, the opposite end of said shoulder strap being loopedthrough said ring supported by said second strap, and the terminal endof said shoulder strap being secured to an adjustable slide fastenerthat slideably receives an intennediate portion of said shoulder strap.

1. In a golf club swing training aid for a golf student, the combinationof a canvas belt for placement around a person''s waist, a front crossbelt section secured at one end to said canvas waist belt, the oppositeend of said front cross belt section being formed with a loop, said loopbeing adaptable for receiving a right hander''s right arm above theelbow for the purpose of holding the right arm elbow close to the bodythroughout a back swing, a belt buckle being provided at one end of saidwaist belt, the opposite end of said waist belt being adjustablysecureable to said belt buckle, an intermediate portion of said canvaswaist belt having one end of a strap secured there to, said strap at itsopposite end having a ring attached there to, said ring having one endof said front cross belt section passed there through and attached to anadjustable slide fastener through which an intermediate portion of saidfront cross belt section is receivable, the opposite end of said frontcross belt section being configurated into said loop by means of aterminal end thereof having a free sliding fastener secured there towhich is slideable along an intermediate portion of said front crossbelt section that is between said adjustable slide fastener and saidopposite end of said front cross belt section, a second strap beingsecured at its one end to an intermediate portion of said waist belt,the opposite end of said second strap having a ring attached there to,an adjustable shoulder strap made permanently secured at one end to saidsecond strap, the opposite end of said shoulder strap being loopedthrough said ring supported by said second strap, and the terminal endof said shoulder strap being secured to an adjustable slide fastenerthat slideably receives an intermediate portion of said shoulder strap.